Religion
Head of China’s state-backed Catholic church will visit Hong Kong as ties with Vatican are strained
The Hong Kong Roman Catholic diocese says that the leader of China’s Communist Party-sponsored version of the Catholic church will visit Hong Kong this month at the invitation of the city’s pope-appointed cardinal
Suspect detained in an explosion that killed 3 people at a Jehovah's Witness gathering in India
Authorities say a former Jehovah’s Witness has been detained on suspicion of setting off an explosive device that killed three people and wounded 50 others at a denomination gathering in southern India
At least one killed and 20 wounded in a blast at convention center in India's southern Kerala state
Authorities say at least one person has been killed and over 20 were injured in a blast at a convention center in southern India
India police detain man as suspect in explosion that killed 3 people at Jehovah's Witness gathering
Police in southern India have detained a man for his alleged involvement in setting off explosives that killed at least three people and wounded 50 more at a Jehovah's Witness gathering
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A Nepal town imposes a lockdown and beefs up security to prevent clashes between Hindus and Muslims
A lockdown has been imposed and security heightened in a city in southwest Nepal to prevent clashes between Hindus and Muslims
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A court in China sentences a famed Uyghur scholar to life in prison, foundation says
A human rights foundation says a prominent Uyghur scholar specializing in the study of her people’s folklore and traditions has been sentenced to life in prison in China
Who was Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the Sikh activist whose killing has divided Canada and India?
A Sikh independence advocate who was killed two months ago in western Canada is at the center of a widening breach between the Indian and Canadian governments